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Christian MPs came out in overwhelming numbers last night to support the war with Iraq, raising

Christian MPs ëoverwhelmingí support for Iraq war
-19/03/2003
Christian MPs came out in overwhelming numbers last night to support the war with Iraq, raising questions about whether they can claim to ërepresentí churches in the UK in any meaninful...

Bishops could face prosecution if they refuse to ordain practising homosexuals reports The Daily Telegraph.

Bishops face EU clash over sexuality

-18/3/2003

Bishops could face prosecution if they refuse to ordain practising...

Bishops face EU clash over sexuality
-18/3/2003
Bishops could face prosecution if they refuse to ordain practising homosexuals reports The Daily Telegraph.
The action could be taken under new laws forbidding discrimination on grounds of sexual...

Ecclesiology will be under the spotlight in tonight's Everyman programme which uncovers the secrets of the Exclusive Brethren.

BBC to focus on Brethren

-18/03/2003

Ecclesiology will be under the spotlight in tonight's...

BBC to focus on Brethren
-18/03/2003
Ecclesiology will be under the spotlight in tonight's Everyman programme which uncovers the secrets of the Exclusive Brethren.
To be screened on BBC2 at 11.30pm it will examine the denomination which, since it'...

Addressing the Conservative Party's spring forum in Harrogate this weekend, Iain Duncan Smith demanded fairness for the "backbone of Britain" yesterday - both for the vulnerable and the middle-classes.

Tories to fight on 'fairness'...

Tories to fight on ìfairnessî agenda
-17/03/2003
Addressing the Conservative Party's spring forum in Harrogate this weekend, Iain Duncan Smith demanded fairness for the "backbone of Britain" yesterday - both for the vulnerable and the middle-classes...

The break-up of the extended family is being held back by rising house prices according to a new report.

House prices slow family break-up
-13/03/2003
The break-up of the extended family is being held back by rising house prices according to a new report.
More than half of Britain's young adults live with their parents and the proportion is rising as...

The controversial, 'prosperity gospel' which has galvanised parts of the Church in UK - is explored and questioned in a new Evangelical Alliance report which throws down a challenge to both its critics and supporters alike to engage in...

Report questions 'prosperity gospel'
-13/03/2003
The controversial, `prosperity gospelí which has galvanised parts of the Church in UK - is explored and questioned in a new Evangelical Alliance report which throws down a challenge to both its...

The execution of Delma Banks Jr, has been halted by the US Supreme Court about 10 minutes before he was d

Last minute reprieve on Texan death row
-13/03/2003
The execution of Delma Banks Jr, has been halted by the US Supreme Court about 10 minutes before he was due to receive a lethal injection.
This would have been the stateís 300th execution since...

The execution of Delma Banks Jr, has been halted by the US Supreme Court about 10 minutes before he was d

Last minute reprieve on Texan death row
-13/03/2003
The execution of Delma Banks Jr, has been halted by the US Supreme Court about 10 minutes before he was due to receive a lethal injection.
This would have been the stateís 300th execution since...

Aid agencies said yesterday that military action in Iraq could create up to three million refugees and leave nearly two thirds of the population facing starvation.

Iraq faces humanitarian crisis say charities
-12/03/2003
Aid agencies said yesterday that military action in Iraq could create up to three million refugees and leave nearly two thirds of the population facing starvation.
The prediction was made by a...

The new Republican leadership in the US Senate, is hoping to ban a rare form of late-term abortion

'Religious Right' may win abortion victory
-12/3/2003
The new Republican leadership in the US Senate, is hoping to ban a rare form of late-term abortion
The proposed legislation, being backed by many on the "Religious Right", now looks likely to...